Prosecutor: Sunday Morning Long Branch Shooting Being Investigated

An early morning Sunday shooting in the West End section of Long Branch is being investigated by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and Long Branch police, a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office said.

The shooting, the statement said, took place at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11 outside on Brighton Avenue between Ocean Boulevard and Second Avenue.

The investigation remains ongoing, and more information will be provided as it becomes available, the statement added.

Anyone with information about this matter is being asked to contact MCPO Detective Josh Rios at 800-533-7443 or Long Branch Police Department Detective Joe Pannullo at 732-222-1000.

— Statement/MCPO